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Lower Your Expectations is both the title and the small print for this new series from Marcus Butler and Matt Viney. Marcus has two YouTube channels with a combined following of over 6 milli...

It's that time of year again The mince pies are out in force, the weather is pretty miserable (applicable in the UK) and YouTube has release...

Is this the end of YouTube? That's the question we're exploring in this weeks episode of Lower Your Expectations. Following the passing of A...

This week we take a deep dive into the commentary channel sub culture on YouTube and explore the reasons why people are attracted to this st...

Jerika is no more. That's right the bedrock that featured heavily in Shane Dawsons "The Mind Of Jake Paul Series" has been dislodged which r...

Marzia Bisognin recently informed her 7.5 million YouTube subscribers that this video would be her last. After that she deleted all videos a...

Joining us in the booth this week is Germany's very own Stefanie Giesinger! Five years on since winning Germany's Next Top Model we chat abo...

You may not realise it but there is a kids industry on YouTube and Ryan's Toys Reviews is just the tip of the iceberg. There are kids presen...

This is your message to confirm your trip to the digital world for the next thirty five minutes (if you listen to the whole episode... if yo...

Support The Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LowerYourExpectations Does the amount of followers you have online define who you are on social...

Support The Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LowerYourExpectations First things first... thankyou you guys so much for four million download...

Support The Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LowerYourExpectations We are joined by founder of on trend fashion label Serge DeNimes and Made...

Support The Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LowerYourExpectations Everybody's favourite YouTube documentarian Shane Dawson has announced th...

Born in 2000, (WTF?!?!?!), Maisie Peters has burst onto the music scene signing a major record deal and amassing 1.4 million monthly listene...

Support The Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LowerYourExpectations Weekly vlogger, mother of two and female led fiction author Louise Pentla...

You shouldn't talk about religion, politics and money at a dinner party. That's an unwritten rule we abide by in society but are you allowed...

As of thirty minutes after this episode of Lower Your Expectations is released Greg James will be sitting at his Radio 1 booth ready to pres...

It was the first year a YouTuber entered the "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here" jungle and within five days the YouTuber left amidst re...

The answer to the above might be glaringly obvious however BBC Radio One clearly weren't sure when they booked KSI and Logan Paul for an int...

Another day another disastrous YouTube event. This time it's Fouseycon that has been thrusted into the spotlight. Organised by YouTuber Fous...

Aaron Paul must have shuddered when he saw another Paul, who isn't related to him but shares the same surname, pull up to a press conference...

YouTube Red is dead, long live YouTube Premium. That's right, this week on Lower Your Expectations we discuss the shiny new subscription ser...

20 security staff for 5,000 people..insufficient food or water on site... an event cancelled midway through the day. Surely not another scan...

"We have an announcement to make..." we've all watched those videos where YouTubers, usually whilst having a bit of a cry, let their audienc...

IGTV is here. But what is it? How will it affect the digital space and most importantly (obviously) what do we think about it? If you've eve...

Joining us this week is creator and star of upcoming series Stath Lets Flats Jamie Demetriou who stars as the inept Stath, who works at a do...

Raheem Sterling caused a circus within the press when it was revealed he had a tattoo of a gun. Accusations came at him of being an advocate...

What happens when an influencer changes their appearance completely? Marcus found out this week when he had a short hair cut which resulted...

It's that time of year again. England being knocked out of the world cup, muddy festivals and lots of overcast days. That's right we're chat...

Little known rapper Kanye West has been pretty forthcoming in his "expressions" on Twitter recently... is it because he has an album being r...

When you think of the word "famous" I'm sure it's with the preconception of money and happiness. But what if that isn't the full picture? Th...

Babies. The most innocent of all life’s creations…but should they have instagram accounts? This is the question we will attempt at answering...

"Hey Guys this video is being brought to you by..." is a phrase that is very familiar with YouTuber's and their audiences but as the new wav...

There's a reason why rantey (a colloquialism on rant) rhymes with Viney and that reason is explored in this episode of Lower Your Expectatio...

A romance over ten years in the making but will it have a sweet or bitter end? That's the question that faces Marcus this week as he reveals...

The answer is yes. If you're saying "No, I'm not" then you're lying to yourself. WE ARE BACK! Sorry for the break Marcus was transformed int...

Introducing our lovely guest this week is difficult because he does so many different things. He has made videos for YouTube across his two...

You could say Joe Wicks has been a bit busy recently. Not only has his first TV show just been released (Joe Wicks: The Body Coach) last yea...

I'm sorry, the old Marcus can't come to the phone right now. Why? He's dead. If you didn't get that Taylor Swift reference then two things:...

It's day five of a road trip and you're working 14 hour days whilst staying in a different hotel every night the question is: how could you...

To those of you still out there waiting for us... HELLO! We are back it has been 55 days (we just counted on our fingers so may not be accur...

It's that time of year again when Marcus & Matt look back at the drama 2017 had to offer including fake beef with some A list YouTubers, bei...

Is that really the title? Did that really happen? Are these questions annoying? The answer to all of those questions is "yes" and you're goi...

Ever wanted a deep dive into Marcus & Matt's creative process and learn more about the challenges of writing? We hope so because that is exa...

If you go for a night out clubbing these are a few of things you would typically expect to see: people having one too many shandies, hearing...

Live from Hello World in Birmingham comes the Lower Your Expectations podcast where we faced the public for the first time. Helping us survi...

Actor, writer, stand up comedian, occasional horse rider Jack Whitehall joins us on the podcast this week which makes it very difficult for...

That's right, you read the title correctly we have managed to coerce the one and only Simon Kaye into appearing on an episode of Lower Your...

For eighteen months Marcus and Matt uploaded daily videos to Marcus' second channel "More Marcus" a couple weeks ago that stopped with immed...

Little known* YouTube creator Alfie Deyes AKA Pointless Blog decided to drop in on us this week and shared his thoughts on the current YouTu...

What do you want to be when you grow up? The question we have all had and hated at one point in our lives. Marcus provides some advice on ho...